Splicing-tool.



J. SGHUTTEB. .SPL'IGING TOOL.

APPLIUATION IILED 111111.15, 1911.

1,010,963. 1 Patented Dec.5, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE. A

JOSEPH SCI-IUTTEE, 015 SILVER SPRINGS, NEW'YORK, ASSIG-NOR OFONE-STXTEENTH TO CHRISTOPHER SOLBERG, OF SILVER SPRINGS, NEW YORK..

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH SGHUTTEE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Silver Springs, in the county of Wyoming and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Splicing-Tool, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description. 7

My invention relates generally to splicing tools and more particularlyit involves a tool adapted to replace the ordinary marline-spike.

The object of my invention is to provide a tool used in splicing orweaving together the strands of hempen rope or a steel cable, which isof improved construction, whereby one hand only is necessary to theoperation of the device, the other hand being left to hold the rope orcable in the most convenient position during the splicing or weaving.

A further object of my invention is to provide'a tool of the classdescribed, one end portion of which is provided with a recess and thehandle portionthereof being of particular formation, whereby theentrance to this recess may be closed after the tool is broughtintoengagement with the strand of rope or cable, thereby rendering theoperation of weaving or splicing simpler and capable of performance in amuch shorter time than heretofore.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective View of my device in operative position with a piece ofcable; Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof; Fig. 3 is asimilar view with the parts in closed position; Fig. 4: is a top viewwith the parts in closed position; Fig. 5 is a sectional view on theline 5-5 of Fig. 4.

My device comprises a body portion 1 having a forward end pointed as at2, the portion adjacent the pointed end being recessed on opposite sidesas at 3, whereby it is adapted for easy movement between the strands ofthe cable. The body portion 1 at the tapered portion 3 thereof isprovided with a recess 4: of substantially the shape shown in Fig. 2 and3, this recess extending forwardly of the body portion 1. The rear endof the tool is provided with a later- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 15, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911. Serial No. 614,530,

ally extending part 5, to the lower end of which is an enlarged bearingportion 6, having an opening 7 therein; the portion 5 is also providedwith a leaf spring 8, the lower portion thereof being secured to thesaid portion adjacent the bearing end by any suitable means, such as asmall screw 9.

The upper central portion of the body member 1 is provided with atransverse slot 10 and the material of the body portion between the end11 of the recess 4 and the point 12 is removed as is the materialbetween the point 13 and the rear end portion of the body member,whereby a guiding lug 14 is formed; the upper rear end of the bodyportion 1 is provided with a longitudinally extending recess 15.Slidably carried on the upper side of the body member is the element 16,the forward end 17 of which is cut away in order to provide an unbrokenwall for the recess 4 when the parts are in the position shown in Fig.3. This element 17 is provided with a recessed central portion 18 of alength substantially greater than the guiding lug 14, and this elementis provided with a transverse pin 19 extending through the slot 10 inthis guiding lug whereby travel of the element 17 is predetermined. Theopposite end of the element 17 is extended through the opening 15 andfor. a short distance beyond, and the end thereof is provided with anopening through which a pivot 20 passes, this pivot being also inengagement with the upper end portion of an auxiliary handle portion 21.The handle portion 21 is pivoted to the laterally extending part 5 atthe lower end 6 thereof by means of a pivot 22; the upper end of thehandle 21 is provided with a recess 23 into which the end ofthe element16 passes, the pivot 20 being in engagement with the said element andthe opposite side walls of the said recess, whereby movement of thehandle 21 back and forth will reciprocate the element 16. The leafspring 8, the free end of which bears against the upper end portion ofthe handle member 21, serves to keep the parts in the position shown inFig. 2, whereby a strand of rope or cable may be easily inserted intothe said recess 4.

In splicing or weaving a rope or cable, the pointed end 2 of my deviceis inserted between the strands as shown in Fig. 1 and the strand to bedrawn through is dropped into the recess 4, then by taking the device atits opposite end and bringing the handle portion 21 adjacent theextending part 5, as shown in Fig. 3, the recess 4 is closed and thedevice may be easily and quickly withdrawn, thereby bringing the strandengaged therein into position between the other strands; by releasinghold on the handle portion 21 the parts will come back to the positionshown in Fig. 2 and the strand drawn through may be brought out of thesaid recess, leaving the device ready for insertion between otherstrands. It will be noted that by the use of this device one hand onlyis required for its operation, leaving the other hand free, which is nottrue of splicing or weaving with the aid of the old-fashionedmarline-spike. The use of my device has the further advantage that timeis saved in the splicing operation, and by reason of the way in whichthe strand is drawn between other strands, the ends are not unraveledthereby enabling a much neater splice to be made.

Many changes may be made in the form, shape and size of my device inorder to adapt the difierent ropes or cables, without departing from theinventive idea; as for instance, the device may be made of brass for usein splicing ropes, and of steel or iron for use on steel cables.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described comprising a body member having ahandle portion, the body member having a forwardly extending recesstherein, a longitudinally sliding element carried by the said handleportion and having an end portion thereof to close the said recess,means for moving the said element, other means for holding the saidelement in position with the said recess opened whereby, in theoperation of splicing, the strand contained in the said recess may besecured in position therein.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body portion having apointed forward end, the body portion in the rear of the said pointedend having recessed sides, a recess contained in the body of the saidmember between the said recessed sides, a laterally projecting part atthe opposite end of the said body member, a movable element on the saidbody member, the forward end of which is adapted to close the saidrecess in the said body member, a handle portion having one end thereofpivoted to the outer end of the said laterally extending portion and theother end thereof being pivoted to one end of the said movable element,whereby movement of the said handle member will move the said element,together with means for guiding and holding the said movable element onthe said guiding member whereby, in the process of splicing, thesaidforward pointed end of the body portion may be inserted between somestrands after one of the strands has been placed in the said recess, therecess may be closed by moving the said movable element by bringing thehandle and the laterally extending portion closely adjacent.

3. A device of the class described comprising a body member having apointed forward end, a recess contained in the said body member adjacentthe said pointed end, the said recess being forwardly extending andhaving an opening adjacent its rear portion, a laterally projecting partextending from the opposite end of the said body member, a movableelement carried by the said body portion, the forward end of which isadapted to close the opening to the aforementioned recess, the underportion of the said element being recessed and the upper portion of thesaid body member being provided with a guiding lug, the said lugentering the said recess in the said element, the said lug being furtherprovided with a slot and a pin extending through the slot and containedin the outer portions of the said movable element, whereby the saidmovable element is held in position on the said body member and itsmovement thereon is determined, together with a handle member engagingthe outer end of the said laterally extending part and the outer end ofthe said movable element, whereby movement of the handle will bring itadjacent to the said laterally extending member and will move the saidelement to close the opening of the said recess.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH SCHUTTEE. lVitnesses LEO R. Gnovnx, C. R. MASON.

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